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Over the last few years, I’ve made and tested a lot of air fresheners. Essential oil air fresheners are my favorite because I know I’m not breathing in crappy chemicals, they smell wonderful and the scent lingers for a long time. Today, I want to make an air freshener for my car.

To make one of your own, you’re going to need the following:

Felt lemon air freshener supplies

felt

pencil

scissors

lemon oil

hot melt glue and gun (not pictured)

a lid with different sized top and opening*

*You don’t necessarily need a lid. You just need two circles that are different sizes, one a little smaller than the other.

The lid I chose had a smaller top than opening. It worked well for this project.

Step 1: cut out the pieces for the lemon

Trace your circles on two different pieces of felt. One should be yellow and the other should be off white or a lighter yellow.

Cut them out.

Step 2: cut your lemon in half

Cut both circles in half and glue the lighter yellow felt on top of the yellow.

Step 3: add lemon triangles

This step is a little tricky and it comes in parts.

A. Trace and cut another circle in yellow felt. This cicle should be the size of your smaller circle. Then cut it in half. I cut mine down just a little bit smaller by eyeballing it. Feel free to use another small circle stencil if you need to.

B. Cut the half circle into 4 segments. These are going to be little yellow triangles you see in the image above.

C. Glue your triangles in place.

Don’t think about it too much, or you’ll overdo it.

Add many drops of lemon essential oil onto the little yellow triangles. (The lemon oil is tinted, so it will stain the white felt.) Maybe 10-20 depending on your scent preference.

You’re finished. Now you can place your air freshener anywhere in your car you’d like. You can even use a hole punch and tie a ribbon through it if you want to hang it over your mirror. I think I’m leaving mine in my center console.

Try to make air fresheners with other fruit shapes an colors too. Limes and grapefruits might be a good option!

Let me know what you think. Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

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Do we have any gym go-ers here? I’ve been a regular for a long time, but the gym has always been so close to my house that I’ve never needed a gym bag for clothes. About two months ago I started going to gym closer to where I work, which means I need to carry a gym bag now. Which also means I don’t like the smell of my gym bag.

So, what do I do when when I have a problem? I usually DIY a fix for it and this is no exception. You know those scent booster beads you can buy in a laundry section at the grocery store? Turns out, they make a great freshener for your smelly gym bag, too!

Gym bag air freshener supplies

small gift bag

fabric scent boost beads

Step 1: prepare your scent boosters

Fill the cap about halfway full with beads.

Step 2: Pour in the scent beads

Pour your capful of scent boosters into the bag. Pull the ribbons on each side to close the bag.

Make sure you tie them together tightly. You don’t want them to spill out in your bag. That wouldn’t be fun to clean up.

That’s it! Plop your new air freshener in your bag and you’re done.

Mine was in my bag for 5 mins before I stopped smelling anything else. I’m convinced that this works long term. Give it a shot and let me know what you think. Or do you have a better DIY air freshener? Please share if so.

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I hate the air fresheners you buy in stores. Granted, some smell really good for for like a day, but really all you’re doing is breathing in things you shouldn’t. I’ve read a lot about it because I like candles or anything that keeps a room smelling fresh. I don’t know if that’s all true, and I’m certainly not trying to freak anyone out, but I’m not willing to take chances. That’s why I always make my own.

Today, lemongrass was my scent of choice. It’s made with a few ingredients and you probably have at least one of those in your kitchen right now.

Interested in making your own? Keep reading.

Homemade air freshener supplies

glass

essential oil

baking soda

ribbon (not pictured)

square piece of fabric (not pictured)

I used an old sampling glass but you can use whatever jar you have available.

Step 1: freshen up with baking soda

Baking soda helps to neutralizing odors so we’re going to use it as the main ingredient in out air freshener.

Pour your baking soda into the glass/jar. I usually fill mine about half way.

Step 2: add the scent

Pour in 5-7 drops of oil and mix it around with a fork. The prongs on the fork help to mash up the oiled baking soda and allow you to disperse the oil more evenly.

Repeat 3-4 times until you’re happy with the smell.

Step 3: cover and fasten

Use your square fabric to cover the top of the glass and tie it shut with a bow.

Place it anywhere you’d like and shake it up when you can’t smell it anymore. You can always add more essential oil, too!

You should change it out every month or so to keep the room smelling fresh.

If you’re interested in more replacements to air fresheners and candles, try some grapefruit wax melts!